Swarovski Elements Innovations: Fall-Winter 2013-14

The newly released crystal colors and shapes from the Swarovski Elements Innovation line reflect a key trending concern and interest in globalization.


A completely new color to the Swarovski Elements palette, Light Turquoise, is reminiscent of clear blue skies, Alpine treks, Arctic Winters and Caribbean summers. It would pair beautifully with a smoked quartz for a true earthy design; or create elegant interest in black and white jewelry designs; it would even look fresh and flirty when combined with pearls.


Crystal Allure Jewelry has used indian sapphire satin crystal in numerous designs, including our latest Artisan Lampwork Pendant Crystal Beaded Necklace (N124-B), because we love the shimmering effect of the satin coating on the subtle blue color. Now, we have more options to choose from with the addition of the shimmering silver and blue of Crystal Blue Shade.

For a more mysterious and elegant look, Crystal Grey Pearl, is a great option. Pair it with the new Crystal Blue Shade for a romantic look.

Left to right: Victory Pendant, Pure Leaf Pendant, Key Pendant

In addition to the new beautiful colors, there are also many new shapes added to the line. Our favorites are the Victory Pendant which is shaped like a medal; the Pure Leaf Pendant symbolizes the back-to-nature trend inspired by a leaf and the Key to Open the Forest shape symbolizes the artists' (Yoko Ono) hopes and dreams for our planet.

With all these new Swarovski Crystal colors and shapes, it's hard to choose which to add to the Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry Designs collection!

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Swarovski Elements Innovations: Fall-Winter 2011-2012

Swarovski has introduced some fabulous new colors and shapes to their line of crystal beads. Who could possibly resist them?

Now, I admit, I (personally) am not a huge fan of wearing yellow, I must say I'm still draw to the new Sunflower color. For the simple reason yellow reminds me of summertime and sunshine. It makes me feel good. So there is definately a design coming using this new color!

Other shapes you can expect to see coming to Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry Designs include the Lucerna, Mini Pear, Helios and Wild Heart beads and pendants. The Lucerna crystal is a reflection of a chinese lantern and I had used a lantern shaped gemstone in a past design, so I'm really looking forward to testing out this new shape. There are already some new designs ready to be pictured using the Mini Pear and Wild Heart pendants. As well, the Helios will make for a fantastic shimmering contemporary jewelry design.

Swarovski also introduced large hole crystals and two new colored protective coatings for the starfish crystal. With all these new innovations here and the existing irresistible shapes and colors already available from Swarovski -I'm in heaven!!

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Genuine Swarovski Crystal Used in Beaded Jewelry Designs

The World’s Finest.
Of the entire world’s crystal, Swarovski has the most sparkle and clarity.

Virtually all Crystal Allure jewelry uses genuine Daniel Swarovski crystal -either exclusively or in combination with other stones. Swarovski makes the world’s finest lead glass crystal and is a leader in jewelry component manufacturing as well as industrial glass and precision optics.

The Swarovski Company uses only high lead content crystal glass. Typically, a full thirty-two percent of the glass is lead and lead oxide. The presence of lead increases the glass’s refractive index, bringing it closer to the same sparkle that a diamond has. By cutting the glass in just the right way, internal reflection from inside the shiny surfaces of the glass cause the light to reflect internally. This internal reflection results in sparkle as the glass is tilted, adding to its beauty and to the beauty of your jewelry.

Aurora Borealis Effect (AB)

Jewelry made with AB crystals displays more colors. This shimmering prism effect is caused by the reflections of light from surrounding colors in the environment. Think of the extra sparkle your jewelry would have if it was coated in millions of microscopic mirrors. This is the jewelry effect you get with Austrian Swarovski crystals coated in Aurora Borealis.

During the 1950’s the Daniel Swarovski company made important advances in the development of its crystal production. It experimented with manufacturing processes in which the stones were coated with wafer thin metal particles in order to increase their sparkle. This process required the material to be steamed in a vacuum. In 1956 Manfred Swarovski, the grandson of the company’s founder, created the Aurora Borealis effect which shimmers in every color of the rainbow.

To this day, Swarovski continues to demand the highest possible quality of their products to distinguish themselves from the rest of the market. They are incredibly secretive about their processes. Even their workers in the factories do not see what other workers are doing so that they cannot share any secrets with others.

So when you are ordering crystal jewelry, and you want that extra shimmer, ask for the Austrian Swarovski Aurora Borealis crystal.

Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry always uses genuine Swarovski Crystals in their handmade beaded jewelry designs.

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The Glittering Facts About Swarovski Crystals

pronounced: Swore-off-ski

Swarovski crystals are glitzy yet affordable and currently Swarovski offers more than 100,000 different shapes, colors, sizes, and facet styles, and their collection now includes more than 50,000 different articles.

~ The word crystal is based on the Greek word krystallos, derived from kryosk, meaning icy cold.

~ Performer Liberace had a piano encrusted with Swarovski crystals.

~ Marilyn Monroe wore a skin-tight evening gown dripping with 6,000 Swarovski crystals while singing "Happy Birthday" to John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden in 1962. This dress fetched $1.2 million at a Christie's auction in 1999.

~The replicas of the British Crown Jewels are made with Swarovski crystals.

~ Swarovski was also a sponsor for The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film), in which the "standing model" of the chandelier was composed of Swarovski crystals. A Swarovski shop window is also visible later in the film.

I honestly don't know if I could even make a guess at my current Swarovski inventory -that's how big it is! Although I will admit I do remember most of the items listed above that used Swarovski crystals -guess that is what made them so memorable in the first place. Which is why virtually all my jewelry designs incorporate Swarovski crystals in some way, or are entirely made using them.

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